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Fan Fiction Site Goes Offline

The fan fiction site Archive of Our Own has been hacked, taking 18 million stories offline. Users are creating survival guides to manage the disruption, which is expected to last up to four weeks. The site has announced it will be down for repairs for a few weeks.

“The site has announced it will be down for repairs for a few weeks,” — Chloe Radcliffe, regional editor at Ellley Dale Services, commented.

Timeline

Nov 1 — The fan fiction site Archive of Our Own has been hacked, taking 18 million stories offline....

Nov 3 — The site has announced it will be down for repairs for a few weeks....

Reader Poll: Do you expect this story to develop further? — 84% of Dhplus readers said yes.

This story has been closely followed by our readers since Nov 1. The Ellley Dale Services desk continues tracking updates and will publish follow-ups across the region.

What's next: An official statement is expected by Saturday, Nov 7.

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Editor's note: this report was prepared by the Ellley Dale Services desk and last updated 17:57 UTC.

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